Metallic window.



J. F. RUTH METALLIC WINDOW. AYPLICAT ION FILED SEPT. 10, 1907. n

Patented une 1912.

mgm@- entran strates rarest ernten,

JOHN F. RUTH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSGURI.

METALLIC WIIIDOW.

releases.

To all l11i/wm 'it may concern.'

` Be it known that'l, JOHN l?. RUTH, a citizen of the United States, andresident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements inMetallic VJindows, of which the followings a speeiieationcontainingr a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying' drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to ,improvements in metallic windows, and has torits object to provide an auxiliary, removable and adjustable jamb one orboth sides ot the window,I traine, against which engage portions of thestiles ot the window sash, which auxiliary janib provides lneans` forregulating the opening between the stiles and stationary janih ot" thewindow trame, and is also a parting strip between the sash. Saidauxiliary jamb is removable, adjustable within itself, and may beadjusted inwardly or out wardly with respect to the stationar f stop otthe window trame.

My invention has further for its object. the employment of an insidestop or guide ing strip for the lower sash, which stop is removable andadjustable to and` from the lower sash, or transversely with respect .tothe stationary jambs oltE the, window traine.

My invention has still further `for its obl ject the reducing to aminimum of thet'rieL tional contact between the stiles of the windowsash and the adjacent parts of the wins dow.

With the above purposes in view, my in vention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and arrangen'lent o'f parts, which will behereinafter more fully set VForth, pointed out in the claims, andillustrated in the accompanying` drawings, in which llia'ure l is atransverse section taken through one side ot the window frame and thestiles ot the sash Fig. 2 is a vertical sec` tion taken through theupper and lower sash; Fig: a detail perspective view ot' an at tachmenttoijadjusting the auxiliary jamb; Fie. l is a transverse section ot themullions ot tlarwindow sash; Fig. 5 is a detail View illustrating;` themeans by which the inside step or `guide is adjusted: Fig. G is a' crosssection et a niodilied 'torni ot the auxiliaryy jamb. lfig. 7 is adetail, sectional plan illus- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled September 10, 190?,

patented Jun e it, it?, serial No. 392,137'.

tratin'g the modified .torni ot anti-friction devices between the stilesand the auxiliary jamb.

Referring by numeralsl to the accompanying drawings: 1-designates thejamb ot the window frame, formed of suitable sheet metal of the requiredsize, and formed4 integral with this jainb l are the side portions 2.

Mounted on the janib l and side portions of the window frame is a sheetmetal sec- -tion 3, which section is secured to the jamb in Vanysuitable manner, preferably as shown, by means of rivets. The portion t3ot said sheet metal section Il it'orms an outside stop or guide for theupper window sash, and is provided with a to'ngrue T, which projectstoward the janib l, "hetonguc T is slightly yielding, and lies incontact with the jarnb l or slight dist-ance therefrom prior to theassembling ot the dilt'ercnt parts ot' the window, the function ot' saidtongue will be made clear hereinafter. 'lhe outside stop or guide G isbent so as to `forni an abrupt bend 8.

9 designates the stile of the upper sash,

provided with an integral is located adjacent' to the abrupt bend 8. ll.designates the tace ol.t said stile, which is depressed, and located onIsaid tace is an antitriclion roller Said .stile is provided with anabrupt corner or edge 123.

ll dc ilnates thc stile of the lower sash, which is similar inconstruction to the stile [lange 1t), which v5l, and is provided with anintegral t'lauge 15 carryingl the face tt and anti-triction roller 17.

The jamb l 'is provided `with openings for the insert-ion ot' the sashweights, and is also provided with a vertical groove 18, stainpeddirectly l'rom the material ot which it is composed. Said groove 18 isformed with a series ot' openingsl adjacent the jalub 1. 2O designatesthe inside stop or guideY t'or the lower sash, said stop being`removable and adjustable transversely ot the jamb 1. Said stop Q0isnprovided with a flange 21, which normally lies Ain contact withthejamb l, and with a ttanga'e 22 spaced apart from the jamb 1, whichtlangre is bent inwardly toward the [lange ill. fl designates the"taceot thisstop, which .tace 23, flange Q2, and the tlai'lgc 2t are stampedfrom a single piece of metal; and the edges of the flange 21 and flan e22 being reinforced by the metal bej ing ent upon itself, Iasillustrated. Formed in the face 23 is a series of openings for the bythe auxiliary jarnb is securely held inI reception of screwv bolts 2stand mounted on said screw bolts 24 are washers 25. i The Aillustrationsshow only one of said bolts place. lThe wall of thegroove 18 preventsthe sash weights from coming in contact with the plate 26 and the insideend of the screw bolt 24; in other words, this wall answers asa housingfor that portion of thestop securing and adjusting means located on theinside of the jamb 1.

In the construction of metallic windows,

' I have found'by experience that it is necessary to' provide asubstantial clearing space between the jambe and the inside faces of theStiles of the upper and lower sash, for

ythe reason that if a mistake is made in titt-ing the sash into theframe, neither thesash nor the frame can be changed without tearing themapart. The existance of this substantial clearing space being necessary,it is necessary to fill up this space and to provide means for theproper bearing adjustment of the sash. In order to do this, I employwhat might be termed auxiliary jamba, which also perform the func-tienof a weather strip and an adjustable parting strip between the sash.Said auxiliary jambs are made 0f sheet metal, and are `constructed ofthe proper size and length, equal to the distance between the insidemeasurements of the window frame. adjustable; and, when in use, aredisposed vertically between the flange S ofethe upper .sash and theflange 15 of the lower sash, and

rest normally against the jamb 1. Said auX- iliary jamb is formed with aplane, straight face 27, inclined faces 28, opposing' side walls 29 and30, and lateral flanges 31. The auxiliary jamb is made of flexiblematerial, and when 'the side walls 29 and 30 are bent toward each other,the plane face 2T is caused to expand, and will bulge outwardly, and,the transverse dimension of the jamb is reduced. -Iri order to adjustthe plane face 27 inwardly or outwardly, as may be necessary to bringthe same to or from. the inside faces of the stiles of the upper andlower sash, l employ an adjustingr clamp, (illustrated in Fig. 3,)whielrconsists of a strip of metal 12, proi'rided on each end with hooks33 and rihe same are removable and 34. These hooks are adapted to beengaged over the vertical flanges 31 of the auxiliary jamb. Formed onsaid strip 32 is a perforated ear 35, and a perforated ear 36 afndsecured to said perforated ear 36 is an interiorly screw threadednut37.' Located in said perforated ears and adapted to engage in saidscrew threaded nut 37 is a screw bolt 38, by means of which the planeface 27 of the auxiliary jamb may be delicately adjusted and the openingor space in which the flange 3 of the upper sash and the liange 15 ofthe lower sash may be regulated.

Formed in` the sidewall v30 of the au-Xile a screw driver or otherproper tool may be inserted, for operating the screw bolt 38 for thedesired adjustment, it being assumed in this connection that when thisadjustment is effected, it is necessary to remove the inside \stop andswing out the lower sash. It will b e seen from the foregoingdescription that said auxiliary jamb, as heretofore stated, not onlyperforms the function of an auxiliary j amb, but the additional functionof a weather strip and a parting strip between the sash and, in so faras its function is concerned, it might be termed a combined auxiliary jamb, adjustable weather and parting strip.

As metallic windows are 'principally employed in ireproof construction,there has been ditliculty experienced with the heat and lianie passingbetween themeeting rails of the sash and, to better this condition, aidto partially retard, if not to prevent, -the passage of heat andflamebetween the meet# ing rails, construct a peculiar forni of meeting`rail for the lower sash, and also for the upper sash. These meetingrails are illustrated in sectional View in Fig. 2, wherein 40 designatesthe meeting rail of the lower sash, and 41 the meeting rail 'of theupper sash. The meeting rail of the lower sash is provided with adepressedface 4t2, and projecting portions 43 and de, whereas themeeting rail of the upper sash is provided with a depressed portion' 45,a receding .portion 4G, and projecting portions /l and a3. y

As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the above described construction of themeeting rails forms a`cireu`itous passage way between the meeting railsof the sashes in order to retard the j iassage of heat and flame betweensaid rails of the sashes. In slashes properly hung and adjusted themeeting /iails arein contact with each other and hence no pas` sage wayor opening therebetween exists, but in the event that vthe sashes becometween it is desirable that this opening or. passage Way becncuitous.

In Fig. 6 of the drawing l have illustrated a modified form of theauxiliary iary jamb is an opening 39, through whicir V loosened andthere is an opening therebe.

lauw-l). This )fa-mb is not susceptible 0f ad- QH t1 wal, x being sell1n fases Whey@ 1t 1s vm'vgfmlly, illus c"- mg may will; the. zml/.i-

12 and. 17.

A on rollers immlon sclosed in the applmtlon filed me @n lll@lwenly--lrst day of May, 1901, nl Number 374,930.

ln n malin 'cwalm :wd

l .tfindow, the Combination Sash ope atmg howm o1" an :i1-ranged betweenthe sash iifmne, lille combination 'xlss and a metallic sash 0Q- il.f1.2; mmlary jaml.) Capawal'fj muy om tlm .for senm'rxv one -zxf'fllle lauxlzf. jumb und @l mmf n veli .14). a lila Wlmlow the caw- )mationHalls and mcealllc sash 0p- 7 :sf im auxili j jamb capoll. rf miliowmsll m' :www from the L lfzel slop s# .med ylo the jaml im' om nl'"elle nmrgins of the arx- Jxml :md a nmvabl@ slop sacureflfto nl? forsecuring alle opposle mug'n of tlm :Lulli 1f jamb, said auxllal'jf jzmxhL ung' a guide for said sh.

. mlnw provided with a. 11'; me, has mail. f .ps located in the mne.,dm-e up; :L lumg'l'mllnal groove .formed lu the of scl, wmlw, a.detaullaljle slop, a A. l "lair: Cmfred by tlm wall of said sr-.rawlmli- Q-.wed by said y lille ill stop may be adjustl, its dv' xl.adjuslnxent. wimlow provided willi a. Window 1 l will. wh uzili m120g-mun.

. .ln u wmflmv. prov erby lll@ said :slop nmy lm ...zal g1-Gow formed inthe famb 0l said Jim gogemoof; "sith zi, oiaifgiuoi extension of theauxilios` jumb, die body poifion o1 which stop i. spmad pum from hobodyv portion of Hu: auxiliary junio, and o. movablestop for Securingthe opjosie marginal. oxi'ooisioii of the auxiifufy jom), die body'poixfion of which movable stop is spaced upon. 'fsoiu fue. auxiizuyjamb.

In Combination with u. [Homila junib and metoilio szhes provided withrollers and Hongos., o nxonlic, auxiliary imno, the. body portion ofwhich sinodo :may from the jzmio for engagement with smid l'olhuo andWhdibody portion may be boot io hike up ioter'al play of tho maaslgwtiweo the. jzgmlii. L fir; :d slop for oiigugomoiit wlh :L oiimfgoloxloosion of die auxiiiury juuih, the oorly' portion of which issguifsed Lipari. i''om the body oi i'ho ouxiliuiyjunio forming u. guidofoi: one of smid Hongos, :i movfibiu. sfop arranged 'for ongngmm'iuo'ifh :m oopos o mol'giiu oxiusimi o1" tlm n'uxiiizuy jzai'ub'., theoody portion of whirl: i5 wiwod :ipurf from (die body o1n tho:wxiiau'ly' jumb i'olniing .f1 guido for aimthol inuu.

'14. The oom'oinzuimi vynil o uindmv frame. provided wil-ii sfopa. ofwindow Sash-:s operating in Hm fim (images on lli@ sid@ mii' o" ih@-msiws, n Coosiiud auxiliary jo. Wvnwi' .mi porting @ti-ip located on ibojumb oi' iio from@ ioivwen iiio stops, which auxiliary jruoii if;oovided with sinoizlduis u'hivh ixozmniy offfup." positions diro yoppofixc the imm' "cs-of [im stops ulm-2i FP1' monos wiivuou; ono of the:i window o1 -u "ou ou 'the sido mils o' ilio sadico. u Poi d M uuxiiizu'y jumb mfohm' und p muur u j) looziud on the. jumo of the from111.11 'wooo die ramps, which uuxi y imno .s gu'ovidwi wih shouidoiswhich norumily oseiluiy posilioni: ffii'ecjf oppoiiio liu Huw-i' fuori@of ih@ stops '$10 foi'ni grooves worh rif-@ivo the mig'flfs of tho :s:hos. menor: Miu-iw ihn body of the ollxiiun'y Jzzfmli lwwwo oo.droid/.lors is :id jusu-.d #1o und .from Hic sido mis of thosasiioo,f`n1id moons wiwiovy ooo oi the sops is adjusted 'fo muy ilu*Ixiotioo on the Hongos of the Snhffs.

16. The comboniion with a window fi'uuw. of sosliis :wronged foropomifon in'I the '"oiuo H111',7 S oo iho sido xaiiif; of the sus-hou,n, oiogo :xuxilizny jmub lu-.d on the window ifi-:une Lelwovn tho Hongosof the sashcb', #inps uri'uziggod on Hi@ Window from@ outside 'the'Hongos on die snfemjfs one of which stops if; odjlmzibio So :ua 'o voi-ythe Widih of tho spaces bvlwso.: 'ho nuxi'iifiry jumo and said stops, io'which sspooes the fianges of thesaghcs opal-uio.

'wiih shops.

windoi- 1 dosufvd position.

I l?. The (Oink-Imation with u Window frame, of an auxiliary )ambposiioned on ibo *fis-amo, siio S ooaited on tho frame l Cent the sidesof die 321mb. and Said boing spaced f part from the auxiliay height ofthe window, Window sashos .mi igod for: opemion in the Windowi {imi-,uon the oido rails of tho misiles, which aoo operaie in tho slots, :mdmonos Whe'eby width oil die sois is 'varied io Vary the friction on khooperating in the Side 'iota 1S. Tn :1 window of the dass described, oini-ob, having o iongituc'iual gtoove, ith

mid side mdk of the, groom, Smid "pi: .v ing of greater ongth than ibo,trao'awrsao dimousion of smid groove.

Q0. in o. window provided' with :1l .Quswu und Hops ioontfad io i'ixoimmo, boing fi. iongitudina groove ozrned ip. jnmb of' said window. odeiachudo sop'. si movnoo pinto cniiiod by the 'violi oi sazio groove,und monos czn'r d by said im'y jzuub, moans foi' homing only don-oodposition, and n. paar o body ilioiiioiis of which zuo sm: l from midjumo forming groove the sash oporeiies, the adjuf-:hoootil jumb being;for the purposo of Vmfirig' he 'widths of Suid grooves. l

E83. n a window, a, stop, a sash opaiiog in mxgngenwiu; wiih Suid stop,und im aux@ -iliury jamb capable of being .moi/ed Lovam or m'nj. fumisaid sop and armxiged io oo' gage said sash 1n opposition 'zo Suid sop.

24. In a. window, :i pair of stops, sushs operuiing' between said stops,and fui nuxiiieuy jomb capaoo ofbeing moved ote'z'uiy between saidstops,

25. n a Windows', a poi? of siow. o iliory jnmb zorzmged 'bonveon aid :emoons Whoreby .qa-id awfzimy jmnb ma' moved aiomy vvii-h revaion tosaid. i Y us i'cquirod io control inward :1mi ouayord movamvnm of hesasha?. opemog 'betwiie auxiliar-y jom'b mid said ships, m.,

magma means Wheebye portion of the auxiliary jamie may be moved asrequired to control the ,lnieial movements of the sashes.

2G. 'n e Window, a, jamb, a, xed stop, a removable andlaterallyadjustable stop, an auxiliary jamb held in place by said stopsand arranged for lateral movement relative to the fixed Shop.

2'?. In e Window, a jamb, a fixed stop, a removable and laterallyadiustable stop, an auxiliary jamb held in place oy said stops undcapable of lateral movement with relation to the lxed stop, and meansfor bending; e port-ion of the auxiliary jamb toward o1' muy from thejamlo.

28. ln a sheet metallic Window, a hollow jamb arranged to receive a.balance weight or the sash, a portion of the face of the :l jamb properbeing extended into the hollow of l'ze jaime? by sind portion o i' l thehollow for reuiindoly anni leien.;

n slop, and meme )amil exime justa'oly Securing @nifl stop.

29. ln elle@ me* jamb armuged to .i'e for the sash, a piu'iion olf thejamb being open i'o sti means, and meaux?, protectthe siop-ee ingengaged. o3

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